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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000223

Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig

Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,005 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend
6,005

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,641

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

423.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Ystrad Mynach & Nelson, Caerphilly9,958 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no carWingate & Castle Eden, County Durham7,362 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% no carPontardawe, Neath Port Talbot12,453 residents · 72.1% owned · 15.2% no carSpennymoor West, County Durham10,501 residents · 62.5% owned · 23.1% no carCefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, Merthyr Tydfil8,331 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no carSkelton, Redcar and Cleveland7,707 residents · 66.3% owned · 19.0% no car

Most similar within Bridgend

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin, Bridgend6,499 residents · 67.2% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned69.9%
1,847 households
Social rented16.4%
433 households
Private rented13.2%
349 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.6%
861 households
Terraced28.6%
756 households
Detached24.2%
639 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
346 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,065 households
2 cars or vans in household29.8%
788 households
No cars or vans in household17.5%
463 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
325 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,216 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
753 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
550 households
1 bedroom4.6%
122 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
1,730 households
One-person household30.6%
809 households
Other household types4%
106 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
963 households
1 person in household30.6%
809 households
3 people in household16.7%
441 households
4 people in household12%
317 households
5 people in household3%
79 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
986 residents
15–2916%
959 residents
30–4418.9%
1,133 residents
45–6429.7%
1,786 residents
65 and over19%
1,140 residents
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
5,844 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
1,448 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
2,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
2,001 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
2,883 residents
Good health31.5%
1,891 residents
Fair health13.2%
792 residents
Bad health5.3%
317 residents
Very bad health2%
122 residents
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
4,667 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,338 residents
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
881 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
422 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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